The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Northgate products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Northgate over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the North West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Northgate Information Solutions plc.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Northgate
Rank 115 125 125
Rank change year-on-year
+10 0
Contract jobs citing Northgate 3 7 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 0.129% 0.225% 0.033%
As % of the Vendors category 0.284% 0.433% 0.071%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 1
Average daily rate - £220 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -32.30%
UK excluding London average daily rate £354 £275 £313
% change year-on-year
+28.63% -12.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Average hourly rate £39.04 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.25 £27.50 -
% change year-on-year
+10.00% -
All Vendors
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1058 1618 1418
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 45.39% 52.01% 46.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 473 736 683
Average daily rate £340 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.85% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £215 £200 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £489 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 79 97
Average hourly rate £19.04 £17.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+8.80% -2.77%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.84 £12.50 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £29.50 £36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Northgate
England

Northgate
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Northgate across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

North West Northgate Jobs Demand Trend

Northgate
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Northgate across the North West region.

North West Northgate Daily Rate Trend

Northgate
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Northgate across the North West region.

North West Northgate Hourly Rate Trend

Northgate
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Northgate within the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cheshire +1 3 - -
Northgate
England

Northgate
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Northgate also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Northgate.

1 3 (60.00%) Systems Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Local Government
2 2 (40.00%) Capita
2 2 (40.00%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 2 (40.00%) SQL
2 2 (40.00%) Oracle
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Internet
3 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
3 1 (20.00%) PL/SQL
3 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) CIPD
3 1 (20.00%) ResourceLink
3 1 (20.00%) Waterfall

Northgate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Northgate also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Northgate. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 1 (20.00%) ResourceLink
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) Internet
General
1 2 (40.00%) Local Government
2 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (20.00%) Developer
1 1 (20.00%) DBA
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Systems Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) CIPD
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Capita
1 2 (40.00%) Oracle
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